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Shipibo-Konibo
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Alignment of Case Marking of Pronouns
Language:
Shipibo-Konibo
Feature:
Alignment of Case Marking of Pronouns
by
Bernard Comrie
Value:
Ergative - absolutive
Examples
Sentence igt-477:
Pena ra sai ik ai
Pena
Pena: abs
ra
ev
sai
onom :cry.out.for.help
ik
do.I
ai
inc
Pena is crying out for help.
Sentence igt-478:
jisis in ra Sanke man bake natex ke
jisis
ischimi
in
erg
ra
ev
Sanke man
Sanken:gen
bake
child:abs
natex
bite
ke
cmpl
the ischimi ant bit Sanken’s child
Sentence igt-479:
e a ra jiwi bochiki nee ke bonko meran jiki i
e
1
a
abs
ra
ev
jiwi
tree
bochiki
up
nee
climb
ke
cmpl
bonko
foliage
meran
inside
jiki
enter
i
cont
I climbed up the tree hiding in the foliage.
Sentence igt-480:
ja n ra e a jamá ke
ja
3
n
erg
ra
ev
e
1
a
abs
jamá
kick
ke
inc
(S)he kicked me.
References
Valenzuela 2003
cite
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